A group of residents in Nanjing had to flee their block on Monday morning because of a bomb scare.

The two "bombs" were discovered lying on a staircase in the building by an elderly woman on her way home. She shouted out "bombs," which led to family members and neighbours abandoning the site. Police arrived at the scene later and found the "bombs" were magnetic balls.

They turned out to be toys that belonged to a child living in one of the apartments.